Israel: Six semifinalists in Rising Star for Eurovision 2016

The Israeli selection Rising Star for Eurovision 2016 is now reaching its final stages with the grand final to be held on 3 March. The Quarterfinal stage was broadcasted this weekend and out of nine acts, only six have qualified to the Semifinal stage.

The semifinalists are:

Chiara Duple

Ella Daniel

Hovi Star

Gil Hadash

Nofar Salman

Velma

The semifinal stage will be broadcasted during next weekend, on 26 and 27 February. A total of four acts will qualify to the Grand Final that will be held on 3 March, where the four finalists will sing actual national final songs that will be revealed in due course.

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Gil is 23 years old, grew up in Israel and lives in Sweden. He began following the Eurovision Song Contest at the age of five, when the contest was held in Jerusalem in 1999. Gil joined the ESCToday team in March 2008, shortly after co-hosting the Israeli national selection that year.